Hot front wings

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Brooner
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Hot front wings

Post by Brooner » Fri Dec 25, 2015 9:53 pm

Guys any of you suffering the front section of the wings getting hot from the headlight back to the mid section of the wheel arch on both sides
this seems to happen even if the car has not been pushed
this not for me this is a guy on the rig i got chatting too Audi say it a normal trait of the S4
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Re: Hot front wings

Post by xxx_mojo_xxx » Fri Dec 25, 2015 10:51 pm

Never noticed myself. How long does the headlight have to be on for?
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Re: Hot front wings

Post by Brooner » Fri Dec 25, 2015 11:05 pm

its not related to the head light as far as i know the guy says it can be hot after town driving
is there any intercooler lines there that could cause this
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Re: Hot front wings

Post by rspj » Sat Dec 26, 2015 2:57 pm

Mine are warm when you pass the wings I guess its normal
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